Licence Lettres

The Bachelor's program in Literature provides the foundations of the discipline: French literature and French language from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, comparative literature (including an introduction to European and world literature and civilization), the relationship between images and literature, writing and literary translation and (optionally) Greco-Roman Antiquity literatures, languages and civilizations. Along with this solid literary foundation, students acquire all the competencies listed in the national reference documents for this program. Students in the Bachelor's program not only learn to master transversal skills (autonomy, adaptation, how to organize their work and use the tools, etc.), but also skills specific to literary training (fine skills in analyzing language, texts and images, editorial qualities, critical reading, a strong literary and general culture, translation and literary writing, teaching methods, knowledge of publishing and the book production chain) and skills in the specific third-year tracks (middle or secondary school teaching). During their three years of study, students identify their career path and prepare for further study or entrance exams leading mostly to jobs in teaching, research, publishing, archiving, journalism, writing, and the public service.